Match each sentence excerpt on the left containing a figurative expression with its corresponding figure of speech on the right.
- The prosecutor pointed out that the oil firm's 'environmentally friendly' policy had resulted in the total devastation of three coastal estuaries.Irony (conveying a meaning directly opposite to the literal statement or situation)
- The naval commander reported to headquarters that fifty sails were spotted approaching the harbor at dawn.Synecdoche (referring to a whole entity by one of its constituent parts)
- During the intense interrogation, the detective noted the suspect's cold heat when confronted with the forensic evidence.Oxymoron (juxtaposing two contradictory terms side-by-side for paradoxical effect)
- The general declared to his weary troops that they would march to the ends of the earth to secure final victory.Hyperbole (using deliberate and extreme exaggeration for emphasis)
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The correct matches pair the sentence describing an 'environmentally friendly' policy causing destruction with Irony; the sentence using 'sails' to represent ships with Synecdoche; the expression 'cold heat' with Oxymoron; and the statement about marching 'to the ends of the earth' with Hyperbole.
Each sentence excerpt correctly corresponds to its defining literary device: the ironic contrast between description and outcome pairs with Irony; using 'sails' for ships pairs with Synecdoche; combining adjacent opposite words in 'cold heat' pairs with Oxymoron; and exaggerating distance to 'ends of the earth' pairs with Hyperbole.
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Identification and Differentiation of Figures of Speech in Context